20 Dollars, United States, 1853

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Description (Brief):

One (1) 20 dollar coin

Description (Brief)

United States, 1853

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Liberty wearing a coronet and facing left. 13 stars around.

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Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1853

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Reverse Image: Heraldic eagle with wings outstretched clutching arrows and branch in talons, shield over chest. Scrolls on either side of eagle, ring of 13 stars above eagle's head, rays above stars.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / TWENTY D. / E PLURIBUS UNUM

Mintage: 1,261,326

The mintage for the 1853 double eagle is well below that of the 1851 and 1852 Philadelphia issues. There were still more than one million coins struck, and the 1853 double eagle is fairly common in average grade. Nearly 100 coins of the date were found in the wrecks of the S.S. Central America and the S.S. Republic with a few of them being Uncirculated. Fully Mint State coins are rare, particularly at the choice level.

Date Made: 1853

Maker: United States MintDesigner: Longacre, James BartonMint: U.S. Mint, Philadelphia

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Pennsylvania, PhiladelphiaPlace Of Issue: United States

See more items in: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection, United States Double Eagle, Coins, Currency and Medals

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1984.1046.0432Catalog Number: 1984.1046.0432Accession Number: 1984.1046

Object Name: coin

Physical Description: gold (overall metal)0 (overall die axis)0 (overall die axis measurement)struck (overall production method)Measurements: overall: 2.2 mm x 34 mm; 3/32 in x 1 11/32 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-1c6d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1079502

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